Penn students worked up an appetite throwing snowballs and sledding down the Locust Walk bridge during last week’s snowstorms, which boosted traffic at some local businesses.

Quitting smokers who prolong their use of nicotine patches may find it easier to abstain from cigarette use in the future, according to a recent study by Penn researchers.

The NTI solicits and reviews projects involved in nanotechnology and awards funding to submissions geared toward “commercialized and marketable” projects that “will make a difference in peoples lives,” said Robert Carpick, a Penn professor and Penn Principal Investigator Director of NTI.

It's not Al Bagnoli's offseason regimen, but a yoga workout at Pottruck Fitness Center has become increasingly popular among Penn football players.

The Wharton sessions are part of the larger NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program, which seeks to educate players and prepare them for careers after they hang up the cleats.

There is no telling what 15 minutes on the new webcam chat website Chatroulette might get you.

The supermarket at 40th and Walnut closed due to electrical problems. Around 1 p.m. it began experiencing refrigeration problems, which led to cash registers shorting out.

The Promoting Enriching Experiences and Relationships group from the Pan Asian-American Community House sought to bring these issues to light Wednesday night at an event titled “Stereotypes and Self-Segregation: Are They Really that Bad?” in Huntsman Hall.

Prochniak competed in the sabre division, battling a field of 157 competitors. His fifth-place finish secured him a spot on the 2010 U.S. Junior Fencing National Team, which will participate in the 2010 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Princeton’s defense was omnipresent yesterday in the 58-51 win that kept his team alive at the top of the standings with returning champion Cornell.

The newly announced 2010 Penn football slate shows little change from last year

With the hype surrounding the Penn-Princeton rivalry and Penn's recent win over nationally ranked Cornell, I thought Tuesday’s contest had the potential to be great.

Even though Valentine’s Day has passed, romance is still in the air thanks to GoodCrush.

Free the Slaves President Kevin Bales discussed modern slavery and how to end it at an event titled “Child Slavery in the Global Economy.” The event was presented by Penn for UNICEF as part of Human Rights Week 2010.

The Philomathean Society and Department of History hosted the first public screening of the debate between philosophers Michel Foucault and Noam Chomsky since 1971.

The Social Planning and Events Committee chose “Some Flings Do Come True” as its theme for Spring Fling 2010, which will take place April 16-17.

From sector requirements to study abroad, the 2010 White Paper compiles the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education’s most important suggestions for improving academics.